Trump promotes Bitcoin trading, while his own company loses 240 million dollars: MAGA's first defeat in crypto

When Trump waved his fist at a rally and declared "America will become the cryptocurrency capital," his own company's parent company, Truth Social, was quietly writing off a $244 million crypto loss.
That's right, the loudest promoter got cut the deepest.
Last year, Trump’s media was quite glamorous?
Boldly announced "Bitcoin Treasury Strategy," raising $2.5 billion, buying nearly 10k BTC at a cost basis of $1.13 billion.
Also spent $105 million to buy 756 million CRO (Cronos tokens) to tie into Truth Social's reward system.
With a stance of "I want to take crypto to new heights."
And what happened?
In the first quarter of this year, BTC experienced a wave of decline, directly returning to its original form.
The $244 million unrealized loss was clearly stated in the financial report.
Even worse was CRO — dropping from a near-zero high, the $105 million investment now has a fair value of only $53 million.
Losing nearly half.
You think that’s the end?
There’s an additional $108.2 million investment loss.
Adding it all up, the first quarter net loss was $405.9 million.
And revenue?
$871.2k.
Yes, you read that right.
Lost 10k, earned less than 1 million.
This is not a company; it’s a burning financial pit.
“No one can rely on political faith to protect in a bear market.”
Trump can promote, can MAGA, can take Bitcoin as a campaign slogan.
But the market doesn’t care about faith, only about the numbers.
Your BTC with a cost basis of $1.13 billion is now worth just over $871.2k.
Your bet on CRO, from a top-tier partnership to a near-worthless asset.
Promoting the market can’t save the balance sheet.
What’s more interesting is that this company, to hedge risks, also used covered call options, locking in some BTC as collateral.
In other words, many coins can’t be sold at all, only watched as unrealized losses hang on the books.
Want to cut losses and run? Not possible.
This is “Trump-style bottom fishing”—a bold move, but trapped very tightly.